Police find 'suspicious' material in Devon as they investigate potential bomb plot on Tube
POLICE investigating a suspected plot to blow up a London Underground train were examining material from Devon last night.
Police investigating a suspected plot to blow up a London Underground train were examining material from Devon last night.
Police said they found a “non-viable suspicious item” after raiding a house in the market town Newton Abbot.
It is thought the suspect, described by some who saw the arrest as a white male with a long beard, had previously lived at the address in Newton Abbot
Forensic tests are being carried out on the property while police guard the scene.
The item was found 24 hours after armed police arrested a teenager 200 miles away in north London.
It is thought the suspect, described by some who saw the arrest as a white male with a long beard, had previously lived at the address in Newton Abbot. The arrest came a day after a suspect package was found at North Greenwich station close to the O2 in south-east London, sparking a security scare.
A controlled detonation was carried out on the item, which was handed to a Tube driver and contained wires and a clock.
Officers evacuated the station and it was shut for several hours as specialist teams worked to make the item safe. On Saturday Westminster Magistrates’ Court granted a warrant for a 19-year-old man to be detained until Friday.
The current threat level for terrorism in the UK is severe – meaning an attack is “highly likely”.